The temporary restraining order against hyperbolic fiscal disaster narratives is ending. The stopgap expires on November 17th. Elected officials, bureaucrats, talking heads, and empty heads will be prognosticating doom if America can’t find a way to fund the general government.
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Federal spending
Republicans Must Not Fold On Debt Ceiling
We are approaching the deadline for our debt ceiling. This deadline is a moving date. Janet Yellen estimates the checkbook balance will be red on or about June 1. Experts and Yellen is not in that group, think June 8 is more realistic.
Sen. Rand Paul Releases Annual Report Highlighting Over 52 Billion Dollars in Government Waste
Senator Rand Paul has released his annual Festivus Report on wasteful government spending. The late Senator Tom Coburn started this tradition when he was in the U.S. Senate and Paul has taken up the mantle since Coburn’s retirement.
NH GOP/RNC: Politics Over Your Rulebook?
I just got this from the new RNC / NH GOP representative for Belknap / Strafford Counties Director as they gear up for the 2022 elections I said that I would put this one up (emphasis mine):
Data Point – Isn’t Great to See What Federal Spending Has Accomplished in Education?
The only people who have benefited from this rise in education spending have been the adults. The teacher’s unions, administrative bloat, and suppliers to the Educational-Industrial Complex.
$50 Billion in Waste: Tunisian Democracy, Abandoned Mental Hospitals, and the Pakistani Film Industry
Dr. Rand Paul, Senator from Kentucky, is slightly famous for his routine “Waste Reports” he publishes. The reports highlight gross misuse of federal tax dollars. Generally, Senator Paul highlights the most absurd, random, and wasteful uses of your tax money. His 2019 Summer Edition of The Waste Report just came out! Panamanian Frog Mating Calls … Read more
“Government budget about to be SLASHED! We’re all gonna DIE!”
A few weeks ago I wrote about the Washington Monument ploy. It’s a tactic the political class uses to lash out against the people to inflict as much pain and punishment as possible whenever government spending is reduced.
“Is reduced”?
Did I say that?
Hell, we’re talking about…
Money Perspective from Lucianne
Lucianne.com is just about my favorite for news aggregators and most days they have a political cartoon that just fits the bill. Given that my hopes were crushed when MY numbers weren’t the winning ones in this week’s Mega-Million, this put things into context. WE ordinary people look at that $640 million won (out of … Read more
Data Point – Federal spending per household
Look at the rate of increase that Federal Govt spending took starting in 2009: It is bad enough that spending, percentage wise, rose 52% in 8 years. Let me put it this way: I don’t know about you, but my family income is sufficient to pay for my family’s needs (and some wants) but is … Read more
Data Point – Yeah, those Republicans have certainly slowed down spending, eh?
“What cannot go on, won’t” It shows that the Republican takeover in the House has not had a net downward trend – we still are spending too much as the deficit spending continues. It also shows that Republicans have worked (effectively) alongside Democrats in never really slowing the rise of spending previous to 2010 either. … Read more
GrokTV Event: Ron Paul – Q2 & Q3: Why is cutting Federal spending so important? Military spending and how the Pres. Paul’s Military look?
Jim Forsythe’s next two questions at the Ron Paul Presidential Primary event in Meredith, NH this afternoon:
Question 2: You have proposed cutting $1 Trillion from the Federal budget right off – why is it so important to cut Federal spending?
Question 3:Military vs defense spending – and how will the military look like under President Ron Paul?